The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria have been eliminated from the ongoing U-17 African Cup Of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco
The Nigerians lost 2-1 to Burkina Faso in the quarter-final match held at the Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria, on Thursday evening.
The Eaglets started the game with a similar high-octane performance that helped them defeat South AfricaWithin the first 15 minutes, Abdullahi Abubakar and Charles Agada had watched their strikes hit the crossbar and woodwork respectively. Two minutes later, however, Burkina Faso pressure broke the fidgety Nigerian defence. A mistake from Tochukwu Ogboji served Camara with a chance in the Eaglets’ goal area and the Burkinabe pounced on it and gave his team the lead.They doubled the lead in the early minutes of the second after Ogboji brought down Souleymane Alio in the goal area and Camara made no mistake from the resulting penalty.
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